Roger Hassenforder

Roger Hassenforder (23 July 1930 in Sausheim 3 January 2021 in Colmar) was a French professional racing cyclist from Alsace.

Biography Hassenforder was a professional cyclist from 1952 to 1965. He was known as the joker of the pack, earning him the nickname "boute-en-train" ("life of the party"). He was known for his interviews during the course. His major victories as cyclist were in the Tour de France, but he did not win much in other races. His best years were 1955-1959, when he won eight stages in the Tour and wore the yellow jersey for four days.

After his cycling career ended, he opened a restaurant in Kaysersberg, that was a favourite meeting place for cycling fans in the 1960s, and is still run by the Hassenforder family.

Major results

1953 Tour de France: did not finish 4 days in the yellow jersey 1st stage Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré Tour du Sud-Est (and 1st stage) 1954 Tour de France: did not finish Critérium International GP des Alliés Ronde d'Aix-en-Provence 1955 Tour de France: did not finish winner 5th stage Tour de Picardie 1956 Tour de France: 50th place winner stage 4B winner stage 9 winner stage 14 winner stage 21 Alès Critérium International GP de l'Echo d'Oran 1957 Tour de France: did not finish winner stage 7 winner stage 14 Miniac-Morvan (FRA) 5th stage Vuelta a España 1958 Critérium International 1959 Tour de France: did not finish winner stage 7